Intel Core i5 6600K vs Intel Core i5 8500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i5-6600K
i5-8500
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
91 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
4
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
9 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1100 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,051
Cinebench R23
3,963
5,502
Geekbench 6
1,486
1,372
Geekbench 6
4,406
5,468
Blender
63
98
Passmark CPU
2,327
2,460
Passmark CPU
6,329
9,561
Geekbench 5
—
1,022
Geekbench 5
—
4,846
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.